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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: Government-Level Spy Gear Found Used for Blackmail and Bid Rigging

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Monday, August 10, 2015. Government-Level Spy Gear Found Used for Blackmail and Bid Rigging. South Africa - In what has been described as a serious compromise of the sovereignty of the state, three men appeared in court this week after they were found in possession of a super-spying device which can tap into more than 10 000 phones and eavesdrop on conversations from as far as 3km away. The men behind the acquisition of this powerful device had been using it for almost a year. Posted by Kevin Murray.

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: NEW Cyber-Flashing - Thus proving there is a first time for everything.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015. NEW Cyber-Flashing - Thus proving there is a first time for everything. Police are investigating a "new" crime of cyber-flashing after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone as she traveled to work. The victim received two pictures of an unknown man's (you know what) on her phone via Apple's Airdrop sharing function. Posted by Kevin Murray. Get the daily digest. SPYCAM DETECTION TRAINING for BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS. Is My Cell Phone Bugged? Everything you need to...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: How Your Washing Machine Can Steal Computer Files

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. How Your Washing Machine Can Steal Computer Files. Leave it to CNN to come up with such a misleading lede and headline.). Imagine hackers stealing top secret files from a military base. Except they don't need the Internet to pull data out of the facility's computers. Instead, they can just infect an office printer and - with software alone - turn it into a radio. That's a game changer - and a huge step forward for hackers. Posted by Kevin Murray. Get the daily digest. SpyWarn 2...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: Secrets: Managing Information Assets in the Age of Cyberespionage

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Thursday, August 13, 2015. Secrets: Managing Information Assets in the Age of Cyberespionage. The following is from Jim Pooley’s new book on trade secrets — Secrets: Managing Information Assets in the Age of Cyberespionage. Bankrupt networking giant Nortel reveals that its key executives’ email passwords were stolen and the company’s network hacked for a decade. Starwood employees leave to join Hilton, taking with them ideas for a new kind of hotel. What do these corporate crises all have in common?

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: Four Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Hacked

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Four Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Hacked. At two big hacking conferences in Las Vegas over the past week, security pros revealed new vulnerabilities in daily items we never considered security risks. These events serve as annual displays of the latest hacking tricks. In a demonstration for Wired. Sandvik and a research partner finagled with a rifle’s software to shift aim 2.5 feet to the left, hitting a different target. It’s pretty simple to kill someone off — ...For reven...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: Down Under News - Spy Camera Found in Toilet at Shopping Center

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Monday, August 3, 2015. Down Under News - Spy Camera Found in Toilet at Shopping Center. Australia - Detectives are investigating how a small camera came to be hidden inside a smoke alarm in a public toilet at a suburban Perth shopping centre. Its discovery by a worker, understood to be an electrician, on Friday prompted management at Belmont Forum to conduct a “thorough sweep” of all its facilities to ensure there were no other devices. WA Police are examining the contents on the camera. Interesting&#46...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: Bad Year for Former Spy Chiefs ... and it's only August

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. Bad Year for Former Spy Chiefs . and it's only August. Gen Manuel Contreras, who headed the feared spy agency that kidnapped, tortured and killed thousands during Chile's military dictatorship, died late Friday at a military hospital while serving a combined sentence of more than 500 years for crimes against humanity. He was 86. more. 2013 former spy chief, Gen. Odladier Mena, commits suicide before transfer from luxury jail. more. A Libyan court has sentenced to death former in...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: New Ultra Low Light Level Camera for Investigators... named Amos Burke

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Monday, August 3, 2015. New Ultra Low Light Level Camera for Investigators. named Amos Burke. Ever been poking around in low-light with your camera and thought, "you know what, I could really do with an extra few million ISO"? To be honest, neither have we because such a light-sensitivity would be ludicrous for most users. Well, that hasn't stopped the folks at Canon stepping things up in a big way with its full-frame ME20F-SH, a 4,000,000 ISO HD video camera that seems sure to bring the noise. Android a...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: EFF Browser Extension That Blocks Spying Ads Officially Launches

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. EFF Browser Extension That Blocks Spying Ads Officially Launches. After more than a year of testing. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is releasing Privacy Badger 1.0. A browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that prevents ads and sites from tracking your activity on the web. The EFF says over a 250,000 users have used the early versions of the extension, following a call for testers last May. So how does it work. more. Posted by Kevin Murray. Get the daily digest. And a new ...

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Kevin's Security Scrapbook: The Android Wiretapping Case Against Apple is Rotting

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. The Android Wiretapping Case Against Apple is Rotting. Apple today asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against it that claims the company wiretaps Android users by intercepting, and then failing to deliver, texts sent from iPhones. One of the plaintiffs has also asked that she be dismissed as a "named plaintiff" in the case. And that request came a day after a judge declined to grant the case class-action status. Posted by Kevin Murray. Get the daily digest. Is a certifie...